Publication is scheduled for October. Here isa link for ordering a copy of the book from University of Texas Press.
July 1, 2011
by Michael Berryhill
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Diane Jennings, who writes about crime for the Dallas Morning News, blogged about The Trials of Eroy Brown in June. She was talking to one of the primary sources for the book, attorney Bill Habern, and followed up with a posting.
July 1, 2011
by Michael Berryhill
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Michael Berryhill will be reading from and signing copies of his book, The Trials of Eroy Brown, at 4 pm on Sunday, November 6, at Brazos Books. The book store is situated at 2421 Bissonnet Street, Houston, 77005. In addition, Berryhill will be talking about the book on Saturday, November 5 at the Museum of […]
March 31, 2011
by Jennifer Peebles
Comments Off on Eroy Brown ‘has served his time,’ author Michael Berryhill says in interview
Eroy Brown, who three times was acquitted of killing two Texas prison officials, remains incarcerated after being denied parole a few years ago, and continues to be held on convictions for armed robbery and burglary, blogger Constance Robinson writes. She’s written about Eroy Brown’s story and talks with Michael Berryhill, author of the forthcoming book […]
March 28, 2011
by Jennifer Peebles
Comments Off on ‘Regal’ magazine spotlights Eroy Brown’s story, forthcoming book
Justin Toliver of Regal spoke with author Michael Berryhill about Eroy Brown’s story in a piece published the other day.
January 20, 2011
by Jennifer Peebles
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In 1981, a black inmate killed two white prison officials at a Texas prison farm. One of the slain men was the prison’s warden. The other was the supervisor of its farm operations. The farm boss was shot to death. The warden was drowned in a creek not far away. The inmate claimed it was […]
January 15, 2011
by Jennifer Peebles
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Pete and Toshi Seeger‘s 1966 film Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison, which captures the signing of an all-black field work crew at Ellis Unit, is mentioned in The Trials of Eroy Brown. The 29-minute black-and-white film, which is available to view online at this link, was made at Ellis 14 years before Eroy […]
December 31, 2010
by Jennifer Peebles
Comments Off on Where it happened: The Trials of Eroy Brown
Many of the events described in the book The Trials of Eroy Brown took place outside Huntsville, Texas, a small town about an hour’s drive north of Houston that is surrounded by state prison facilities. At the time of the events described in the book, Eroy Brown was being held at Ellis Unit, a prison farm […]
December 18, 2010
by Jennifer Peebles
Comments Off on Author Michael Berryhill named head of journalism program at Texas Southern
Houston-based journalist Michael Berryhill took a new position this fall as head of the journalism department at Texas Southern University.
July 1, 2011
by Michael Berryhill
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